A benefit screening of "The Big Lebowski'; the arrival of the documentary "Corman's World"; a screening of Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange" -- New Orleans movie fans have their pick of intriguing events to attend in coming days. They're all part of this week's Thinking Outside the Box Office feature, tracking notable off-the-beaten-path movie events for local film buffs:

John Goodman, left, and Jeff Bridges, in an image from 'The Big Lebowski.'

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'The Big Lebowski' benefit screening Manship Theatre at the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St., Baton Rouge. Jeff "The Dude" Dowd -- the real-life inspiration for the main character in the Coen brothers' 1998 cult favorite "The Big Lebowski" -- helps host a screening of the film (7 p.m. Sat) as a fundraiser for the fledgling Louisiana International Film Festival. The screening will be preceded by pre-show drinks and a Nintendo Wii bowling championship at 5:30 p.m., and followed by a "Lebowski"-themed afterparty at 9:30 p.m., as well as a Q-and-A with Dowd and a discussion of the possibilities for and future of the film festival, which hopes to mark its first edition in April 2013. Tickets to the Saturday event are $10-$60 and are available online at manshiptheatre.org/liff or by calling 225.344.0334.

Prytania Theatre Classic Movie Series 5339 Prytania St., 891.2787. This week: director Charles Vidor's 1955 drama "Love Me or Leave Me" (noon Sat, Sun and Wed), starring Doris Day and James Cagney in a fictionalized account of the life and career of jazz singer Ruth Etting. The film won an Oscar for its script and was nominated in five other categories, including for its music and for Cagney's performance. Tickets are $5.75. For details, visit the official Prytania website.

Prytania Theatre Midnite Movies Series 5339 Prytania St., 891.2787. This week: director Stanley Kubrick's Oscar-nominated 1971 drama "A Clockwork Orange" (midnight Fri. and Sat), starring Malcolm McDowell in a story, set in a dystopian future, in which a charismatic criminal is used in an experiment seeking to solve society's problems. Naturally, things don't go according to plan. Tickets are $10 for adults, $9 for college students, and $8 for children and seniors. For details, visit the official Prytania website.

Monday Movie Madness La Divina Cafe e Gelateria, 621 St. Peter St., 302.2692. The theater presents a series of films under the theme "The Great Caper." This week: director John Huston's 1950 film-noir drama "The Asphalt Jungle" (7:30 Mon), starring Sterling Hayden, Marilyn Monroe, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen and Sam Jaffe in the story of a major heist gone majorly bad. Admission is free, but for $15 attendees can get dinner with their movie.